Ableton Live 8

Ableton Live is about making music; for composition, songwriting, recording, production, remixing and live performance. Live’s nonlinear, intuitive flow, alongside powerful real-time editing and flexible performance options, make it a unique studio tool and a favorite with live performers. If you’d rather be “making music” than just “using music software,” Ableton Live is for you. Live 8, the latest version, includes a wealth of new techniques and improvements with a new groove engine, revamped warping, live looping, new effects, crossfades in the Arrangement View and a reworked MIDI editor.

Multitrack recording up to 32-bit/192 kHz

Nondestructive editing with unlimited undo

Powerful and creative MIDI sequencing of software and hardware instruments

Logic Studio

Logic Studio is a complete set of professional applications that lets you write, record, edit, mix, and perform. It’s also the largest collection of modeled instruments, sampler instruments, effect plug-ins, and audio loops ever put in a single box. So it’s easy to get amazing sounds and amazing-sounding recordings. Now you can tackle any stage of your project yourself — without losing your inspiration along the way.

Everything musicians need to write, record, produce, and perform on a Mac

Logic Pro 9 for do-it-yourself musicians to write, edit, record, and mix their own compositions

More than 80 studio-quality effect plug-ins, including vintage and modern compressors, delays, reverbs, and more

New Amp Designer to help you re-create the sound of 25 legendary amps and 25 speaker cabinets

New Pedalboard with an assortment of 30 virtual stompbox pedals inspired by the classics

20,000 royalty-free Apple Loops from all the Jam Pack collections

MainStage 2 for performing live with the instruments, amps, effects, and sounds from Logic Pro 9

Soundtrack Pro 3, a streamlined audio post-production application for film and video

“That’s the cool thing about Logic. You can make it easy for yourself and use all the presets and settings, or you can go into it and create something that sounds unique and special.” Paul van Dyk

How To Make Music

Ableton Live and Logic Studio have become the most commonly used tools for professional music production. Now anyone with the skill and determination can produce professional quality tracks right on their computer. If your new to DJing or a DJ that wants to take the next step in your career and creativity, getting into making your own music is becoming increasingly important. In fact, I remember a conversation I was having with Martin Eyerer, a well-known Techno and Tech-house DJ and Producer who told me that producing your own music is absolutely essential if you want to travel and get gigs around the world DJing. So, by all means, get into it, get going, and start producing your unique sound to share with the world.